Whatever it is, I’m pretty sure it all takes hard work/effort.

Which App Store would we say is the “open” one? I don’t know that one truly exists.. and I feel confident it would be hard work to make such a thing (but it might be worth it).

> Which App Store would we say is the “open” one? I don’t know that one truly exists.. and I feel confident it would be hard work to make such a thing (but it might be worth it).

There is none, and no matter how much you aren't lazy, you can't have one because Apple won't let you. Which is why that statement 'be free or be lazy' is nonsense.

I haven’t read the details of US vs Apple [1] (only recently heard about it), but presumably this may be part of it?

[1] https://www.theverge.com/24107581/doj-v-apple-antitrust-mono...

I think it would be fair to say: there's (often) a trade off between freedom and laziness. From there it follows that, in such situations, you cannot be both maximally free and maximally lazy.

Regarding what? People a hundred years ago would say that we are all lazy because we have robotic vacuums and dishwashers and we spend most of our lives on our ass.

Everything is a matter of perspective, and that's why neat sounding phrases that try and distill complicated things into if else statements are misleading.